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Affected by housing market

2018's winners and losers

The challenges facing the UK economy are clear. Brexit uncertainty is affecting business and consumer confidence, while also contributing to a difficult political backdrop.

Managers reveal their top deals of the year

'People need more advice'

It is easy in times of political fear and uncertainty to be 'trapped in the headlights' as opposed to thinking ahead and investing for the future. According to the latest Bank of America Merrill Lynch fund manager survey, global investors have been selling...

Global asset allocators have taken a consensus underweight position to the FTSE, with the UK at its most unloved point in decades relative to other developed markets.

Challenging time for markets

Trade wars a key risk

We're nearly nine years into the current bull market. Alex Wright explains why now might be the time, against mounting pressures of higher inflation and interest rates, for value investors to start to look at which stocks offer absolute value.